Answer :
Answer:
lower level of birth control
Explanation:
“It is really striking to see just how many states are below replacement level,” Seligman added. All but five states — Bihar, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur — are at that level, and notably, they’re all in the north.
In southern states, a different pattern emerges.
For example, Goa has a fertility rate similar to certain countries in southern Europe, which are currently struggling to support an aging population with a shrinking workforce. It’s a trend experts say India’s leaders would be wise not to ignore.
According to the UN’s classification, India is now an “aging society” meaning that 7% of its population is age 65 or older. In some states, for example in Kerala in southern India, the population over 65 has doubled in the last 30 years and is now at 12%.
The same pattern will extend to more states given the low total fertility rate.
“We’re going to see more and more states over the course of the next 30 years aging in the way that Kerala is now,” Seligman said.
